Quantitative Commercial Team - Summer Temp

About Us

FirstLight is a leading clean power producer, developer, and energy storage company serving North America. With a diversified portfolio that includes over 1.65 GW of operating renewable energy and energy storage technologies and a development pipeline with 4+ GW of solar, battery, hydro, onshore wind and offshore wind projects, FirstLight specializes in hybrid solutions that pair hydroelectric, pumped-hydro storage (including Northfield Mountain, the largest energy storage facility in New England), utility-scale solar, large-scale battery, and wind assets. The company's mission is to accelerate the decarbonization of the electric grid by supporting the development, operation, and integration of renewable energy and storage to meet the world's growing clean energy needs and deliver an electric system that is clean, reliable, affordable, and equitable. Based in Burlington, MA, with operating offices in Northfield, MA, New Milford, CT, Oshawa, ON, and Montreal, QC, FirstLight is a steward of more than 14,000 acres and hundreds of miles of shoreline along some of the most beautiful rivers and lakes in North America.

FirstLight is wholly owned by PSP Investments, one of Canada's largest pension investment managers. We have over 200 employees in Canada and the US with operations based in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Ontario and Quebec and our corporate headquarters are located in Burlington, MA.

We proudly serve our host communities and beyond through our clean energy assets, the recreation spaces we steward, the jobs we produce, and the economic benefit we deliver through our operations and charitable actions.

We are a team of caring, passionate professionals who are driven to deliver positive climate impact and to have fun while doing it! We value diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage people with diverse perspectives, skills and experiences to apply.

Position Detail:

Quantitative Commercial Team Summer Temp

The Quantitative Commercial Team temp will join FirstLight's Commercial Team and support quantitative portfolio management across energy storage and renewable assets. This is a hybrid position, with office time in Burlington, MA 1-2 days per week. Will focus on developing optimization models, automating data pipelines, and generating energy market intelligence that directly informs trading and asset strategy decisions.

FirstLight is looking for innovative, collaborative, and team-oriented summer temps to join our talented and dynamic team of individuals working to decarbonize the grid and accelerate the clean energy transformation.

START DATE: June 01, 2026 END DATE: August 14, 2026

Pay rate: $25/hour

Key Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:

• Develop optimization models to inform energy storage and renewable energy asset optimization in day-ahead, real-time, and ancillary services energy markets;
• Design and automate data pipelines supporting market analytics, forecasting, and portfolio decision-making;
• Conduct quantitative due diligence across power and environmental markets, assessing risk, optionality, and strategic value;
• Integrate internal and third-party datasets into long-term forecasting and financial modeling frameworks;
• Build strong working relationships across functions and team to maximize value of analytical insights;
• Synthesize results of quantitative models and qualitative phenomena to lead decision-making for senior management and other stakeholders;
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned;
• Comply with all FirstLight policies and procedures.

Job Qualifications / Skills

• Actively enrolled in a graduate program in Data Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Energy Systems, MBA, or related field;
• Experience working with renewable energy assets or understanding of power markets (including capacity, ancillary services, price formation, etc.) is a strong plus, desire for exposure to the renewable energy industry, and/or passion for decarbonizing the grid is a must;
• Strong programming experience in Python and SQL, including experience designing and managing relational databases;
• Experience building optimization models or conducting quantitative modeling in applied settings;
• Proficiency with the Python scientific stack (pandas, NumPy, statsmodels, visualization libraries, etc.);
• Experience leveraging modern AI-assisted development tools to accelerate research and workflow automation;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, ideally including PowerQuery and VBA;
• Ability to communicate effectively including simplifying quantitative insights and their impacts to the business for internal and external stakeholders;
• Resourceful and comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial environment;
• Proactive at asking questions, seeking to understand, and making recommendations for improvement;
• Desire to innovate, think of new ideas, and solve bigger problems;
• Ability to report to the Burlington, MA office 1-2 times per week;
• Actively foster an inclusive environment;
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.

Why Work for FirstLight?

We consider our employees to be our most valuable resource and we strive to provide a challenging, collegial, and rewarding workplace. FirstLight embraces a company-wide commitment to recruit, develop, and retain a dedicated, diverse, and engaged workforce that is motivated to be ever better both professionally and personally.

Joining the FirstLight Team is an opportunity to experience a unique and exciting culture.

FirstLight provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetics, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal and local laws. In addition to federal law requirements, FirstLight complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

FirstLight's values are:

Respect - Integrity - Safety - Excellence - Innovation - Team

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